Direct response of a maize synthetic to recurrent selection for resistance to stem borers

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-118

  Sandoya, G ^a   Butron A ^a   Alvarez, A ^b   Ordas A ^a   Malvar, R A ^a  

^a MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; SESAMIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38949214339     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.02.0084     Document Type: Article

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